At Enchanted Wood Preschool, we value our employees and believe they are our most important resource. We also believe that by putting our staff team at the heart of everything we do, by creating beautiful environments the feel valued and are empowered to provide the best possible care to our children.
Our ethos is ‘to create stimulating environments where all children are surrounded by awe and wonder, and feel safe and secure.’ Our highly qualified staff teams work together holistically and support one another as a team and ensure each and every child has the best possible start.
If you would like to learn more or join our team, please send a cover letter and CV to:
Life at Enchanted Wood Preschool
As part of a growing of a growing company, we are in a position to provide many opportunities for our staff to grow and develop both personally and professionally. We have many staff benefits and want staff to feel valued, challenged, recognised, and supported in all aspects of their careers, including continual professional development.
Pension Scheme
From the moment you join Enchanted Wood Preschool, you can join the company ‘Nest Pension Scheme.’ You will automatically be enrolled in the pension scheme if you are over the age of 22 and earn more than £10,000. This will provide an 8% monthly contribution.
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
As an employee you will have access to an EAP Support Line to advise and support on issues regarding health, finance, housing, medical needs, and further signposting. Access to Health Hero 24/7 GP service, with telephone or video consultations and ability to request referrals or prescription services. Access to MyMindPal mental fitness app to help relieve stress, anxiety, make positive changes, and build mental fitness. Finally, offer a benefit and lifestyle package with discounts off a range of everyday services and treats.
Discounted Childcare
As an employee of Enchanted Wood Preschool, you will have the opportunity, subject to availability, to place your child in one of our preschool at the staff discount of 25%.
Birthday Day Treat
As a employee we want each of you to feel special, so give you a paid day off (or day off in lieu if falls in the school holidays or at the weekend), to enjoy your birthday and have a treat on us.
Uniform
As we all like to feel included and ensure emotional well-being for the children we provide uniform for all staff to feel warm, comfortable and look like a community.
Professional Development
We continually want to challenge and support our employees by offering them a range of Professional Qualifications and Short Courses to development their child development knowledge and deliver the best possible curriculum. We provide Childcare Qualifications through Quest Training Provider and short courses through Noodle Now and other training providers.
Annual Leave
We want employees to spend important time with their families, so all sites are closed on all bank holidays, and between Christmas and New Year. We offer a range of term time only roles and others across the whole year. We give staff 28 days annual leave in addition to their birthday.
Team Treats
We want to recognise the work you achieve as a team and reward this with end of term team building events, Christmas meals and end of year events. In addition to this, we give staff monthly lunch treat of your teams choice.
Physical Well-Being
We understand the need to support employees physical and emotional mental health, as our role is physically demanding. We have teamed up with Routine, Bexleyheath to offer free gym membership and take part in their Hitt Training, Body Sculpting, or Yoga.
Competitive Salary
We want employees to be rewarded with competitive salaries, so provide salaries based on Living Wage pay scale. We review individuals salaries annually and provide pay rises in line with performance during supervisions, promotions and length of service.